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| Genre | Action, Adventure, Romance |
| Format | NTSC |
| Contributor | Henry Wilcoxon, Lewis Stone, Stewart Granger, Richard Anderson, Eleanor Parker, Janet Leigh, Mel Ferrer, Nina Foch, George Sidney See more |
| Language | English |
| Runtime | 1 hour and 54 minutes |
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Let danger befall him. Let the winds of fate blow where they may. Andre Moreau will strike a blow for vengeance and the French Revolution. First, he must hone his skill with the blade. By day, Andre secretly perfects his parries and lunges...and hides his true identity at night behind the mask of stage clown Scaramouche. A climactic duel that's one of the greatest sequences ever to lay steel to foe caps this bravura adaptation of the Rafael Sabatini (Captain Blood, The Sea Hawk) novel. George Sidney (1948's The Three Musketeers) nimbly directs all the swordplay, wordplay and horseplay. And Stewart Granger brings dash and deviltry to his portrayal of a hero "born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad." En garde!
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.47 Ounces
- Item model number : 297846
- Director : George Sidney
- Media Format : NTSC
- Run time : 1 hour and 54 minutes
- Release date : May 24, 2012
- Actors : Stewart Granger, Eleanor Parker, Janet Leigh, Mel Ferrer, Henry Wilcoxon
- Studio : Warner Archive
- ASIN : B007XTDW4W
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #31,925 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #1,332 in Romance (Movies & TV)
- #3,278 in Action & Adventure DVDs
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best performances as an actor.
Now, at least six months later, we finally did.
It was very different than we'd been expecting. More action, a very interesting plotline, etc. The plot could definitely have been fleshed out a bit more... a lot of side characters felt very underdeveloped, but the movie was so action packed that I can understand why they chose not to slow it down. Despite the fast pace, we were able to understand what was happening (although a friend who'd seen it already certainly helped). Some of the lines fell a bit flat, but overall the experience of watching the movie was great, so I've given it 5 stars.
There was rather more sexual content than I would have liked (my family kept coming into the room at all the wrong moments...) but nothing horrible. The scene where Andre and Lenore are fighting with pots was just a bit much, but other than that it was okay.
The ending had us all screaming at the movie (didn't help, sadly). I wasn't thrilled with it (it didn't give a good sense of closure, and it just felt wrong), but realizing that the guy at the end was Napoleon almost made up for it.
So... 5 stars overall, because it was just a great movie. The epic sword fight was...well, epic. The duels were generally pretty awesome, although Phillippe's (I just butchered his name, didn't I) death was ridiculous. The swordplay generally looked real, although I felt Andre's rapid progress was just a bit silly (the other guy had been practicing for decades and was better than anyone else in the country... two months is just not long enough).
I have so far read just one chapter of the book, but I can already tell that it is VERY diifferent than the movie. If you're looking for a faithful adaptation, this probably isn't for you. It also doesn't really concentrate on the French Revolution (probably because of the aforementioned pacing... I don't think there was a single dull moment in the movie except possibly for Aline's first appearance, which turned funny very quickly). It's also very heavy on repetition- duels, the same play over and over again, etc., but always with a new twist that makes the scene worth it.
As I said above, there is some sexual content, although younger children will probably miss it altogether (except for some kissing, it's mostly just implied). My friends and I (13-15) thoroughly enjoyed this movie.
The story will draw you in, the action will thrill you, and the good-looking cast will charm you. Stewart Grainger is Andre Moreau, the bastard son of a nobleman. He swore to avenge the murder of his friend, played by a very young Richard Anderson (Oscar, from the Six Million Dollar Man show), at the hands of the skilled swordsman, Noel de Maynes. The youthful Phillipe de Valmorin (Anderson) has been spreading talks of revolution under the name of "Marcus Brutus". The Queen orders her cousin, Noel de Maynes, to find the man behind Marcus Brutus and kill him. The great actor, Mel Ferrer, played the deadly swordsman Marquis de Maynes in what is perhaps his most memorable role. The path to revenge is not always straight and simple. For try as he might, Moreau continually falls short of beating Noel de Maynes and only escapes with his life through luck and the interference of two resourceful women. Having lost his lavish allowance, Moreau is forced to take to the stage and perform at night. By day, he devotes his time to perfect his fencing skills.
Eleanor Parker and a young Janet Leigh play the leading ladies. Both women are in love with Andre Moreau and their subtle interference keeps him alive despite the danger that he constantly puts himself in. Through their political games they kept the more skilled de Maynes from crossing swords with Moreau.
This is a love story with some of the best fencing scenes ever put into a movie. The final duel between Moreau and de Maynes is epic and regarded as the best sword fight ever filmed. Stewart Grainger and Mel Ferrer were both at the top of their game. Eleanor Parker, already a famous actress, carried her part well as the talented actress in a traveling show of stage entertainers. Janet Leigh was very young here but her beauty and talent shined as Aline, the aristocrat that Moreau falls in love with halfway through the movie. Henry Wilcoxon, another tall, athletic actor, played a soldier under the command of the Marquis de Maynes.
Highly recommended.
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Tout se tient ! de superbes costumes , aucun anachronisme particulier .. , (comme semble vouloir le souligner certains commentaires) un tantinet désuets et qui semble faire un peu trop la fine bouche ...
ALLONS DONC, nous ne sommes pas là pour faire dans la demi mesure ..; Car il s'agit tout de même de l'une des perles rare du cinéma des années cinquante , un joyau parmi les plus authentiques que le Technicolor nous ait jamais offert !!! ..
Voyons voir .. , des décors sublimes , de très beaux éclairages , réhaussés par des ambiances variées , faisant ressortir à merveille les situations ... Georges Sidney parvient à merveille à intégrer toutes les composantes du scénario , et à les mettre en perspective à l'écran avec un savoir faire qui n'appartient décidément qu'à lui !!! .. Comme c'était le cas quelques années auparavant , avec la meme réussite que pour les "3 mousquetaires" (Gene Kelly, Vincent Price,Lana Turner..) , il réussit en 1952 à mettre en forme avec un extraordinnaire sens esthétique , les aventures d 'André Moreau "Alias" Scaramouche !!! , Saltimbanque et comédien de son état .... personnage bon , généreux , héroique et hautement attachant !!!
Moments dramatiques , courage , humour, séduction, romantisme , duels, intensité , grandeur d'ame , amours et deceptions, surprises , et esprit chevaleresque , faux semblants..., arrogances , moments d' insouciances ,petits calculs et grandes bravoures !!!!! Il y a tellement dans ce film !
stewart Granger trouve ici un role en "or" massif , escrimeur de talent , tout autant à la vie qu'à l'écran , ... il nous en met ici plein la vue , et crève littéralement l'écran , magnifique , rigoureux quand il s'agit d'une situation dramatique , enjoué quand il s'agit d'affaires de coeur , véritable athlète quand il s'agit de manier l'épée ... il est ici dans la quintescence de son art , ..l'art dramatique !!! nous démontrant, l'air de rien , toute l'étendue de son talent d'acteur ... Ah oui , ça alors , des acteurs comme ça , on n'en trouve pas tous les jours .. .. !!!! à n'en pas douter un acteur qui possédait une classe inoubliable !!! , et tellement d'élégance !!!
Et comment oublier Mel Ferrer ,ici déployant une finesse dans son jeu qui est d'une rare subtilité , il met dans le role du Marquis de Maine , tellement d'insolence , d'arrogance face aux gens du peuple, qu'il ignore et dédaigne , tout autant qu'il se complait à séduire les gens de pouvoir et les nobles de plus haut rang que lui !!! espérant par là même continuer son ascension toujours plus haut .. .. et continuer à impressionner ... usant de son rang et de son titre , usant de son statue de noble(on peut entrevoir une habile mais non caricaturale critique de la royauté ou bien des exagérations des attributs du pouvoir et des privilèges ).
Georges Sidney utilisant à merveille son scénario et par l'intermédiaire du role du Marquis de Maine , n'hésite donc pas le moins du monde à écharper un peu , les idées préconçues sur les privilèges et les droits considérés comme naturels pour une certaine et "hypothétique.." haute société de l'époque , la part de vérité historique dans tout cela ??...Certes il y avait la noblesse et "les roturiers" , il faut donc tout de même penser que les différences de classes entre l'aristocratie et le peuple devaient etre sans doute encore bien plus marquées que dans le film . Ainsi , l'aspiration à la "liberté égalité fraternité" est bien présente et explicité dès le début du film , et ce , d'assez belle façon !
Mais disons , que Scaramouche reste un très beau et très astucieux divertissement , et d'un point de vue de la véracité sociologique ou historique il ne faut tout de même pas trop lui en demander !! .. mais bon !!! .. il y a là dedans un bon brin de réflexion quand même !!!
Ainsi , les évènements sont sensés se dérouler peu avant avant la révolution..... Marquis n'étant pas un échelon très élevé dans la hiérarchie de la noblesse , Le Marquis de Maine se doit d'impressionner toujours plus .. .. encore et encore .. De Maine use donc de ses très grands talents d'escrimeur , sortant son épée sans l'once d'une hésitation ... recevant encore et toujours les approbations des "instances du pouvoir" ... inssatiable ... espérant, peut etre grimper les échelons encore et encore ...
Pour ce qui est bien sur de l'essentiel : Scaramouche est un des film les plus éblouissant qui soit, coloré , sans temps mort, avec une la narration qui ne souffre jamais d'un manque d'à propos . Comme c'est souvent le cas chez Georges Sidney , les dialogues sont excellents tout autant , qu 'une musique d'un romantisme échevelée !!! souligne merveilleusement chacune des scènes et rythme l'action !!!
Pour ce qui est des roles féminins, les femmes , d'une superbe féminité : Radieuses , fières et entreprenantes , complices , elles échaffaudent des plans pour solutionner les situations !!! elles ne sont pas montrés en simples potiches égarées ,elles imaginent le futur . Eleonor Parker est fantastique, sublime , ... et on en oublierait presque la très belle Janet leigh , qui tient ici un de ses plus beau rôle !!
Totalement: de part en part ce film est d'une splendeur imcomparable !!!! et véritablement le procédé TECHNICOLOR est employé a son meilleur !!!! rarement des couleurs ont semblées aussi "parfaite". Magique ! Et encore une fois quelle musique .....
Ahhhhh !!!! ... et puis cette scène finale , un veritable ballet !!!, chorégraphié de main de maitre , regardez donc un peu ces quelques derniers plans du duel final , quelle MAESTRIA !!!
Il y a des Chef d'Oeuvres dans l'histoire du cinéma ... Mais il est parfois des films dont on se dit qu' ils sont uniques et irremplaçables !!! et Scaramouche est bien un de ceux là !!!
MAIS C'EST BIEN SUR : c'est bien SCARAMOUCHE !!!! THE ONE AND ONLY ......!
If you like sword fights this is the movie for you.







